Yearly Archives: 2016
GeorgiaReports & Briefing PapersDecember 2016
Georgia: Final report of NGO election observation mission
A joint international election observation mission launched by the International Elections Study Center, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, International Partnership for Human Rights and the...
GeorgiaCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsDecember 2016
Georgia: Attack on international election observers must be properly investigated
When monitoring the parliamentary elections held in Georgia on 8 October 2016, three representatives of an international NGO election observation mission deployed by the...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Uzbekistan: Long-imprisoned journalist moved into solitary confinement
Prison authorities in Uzbekistan have placed Muhammad Bekjanov, one of the world’s longest-imprisoned journalists, in solitary confinement, the Association for Human Rights in Central...
Statements & Press ReleasesEventsDecember 2016
Strong support for Hamburg declaration on human rights defenders
The problem of shrinking civil society space has dangerous implications for comprehensive security in the OSCE region, concluded the participants of the 2016 Parallel...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Azerbaijan – Stop crackdown on freedom of expression
The government of Azerbaijan is carrying out a multi-pronged attack on freedom of expression, including introducing harsh penalties for critical speech online, imprisoning young...
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsDecember 2016
Azerbaijan: #FreeIlkin!
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has launched a new campaign in support of political prisoner Ilkin Rustamzada in Azerbaijan. We invite you to...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Kazakhstan: Ruling against civil society activists sets dangerous precedent
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), condemn the prison sentences handed down against Kazakhstani civil society activists Max Bokayev and Talgat Ayan...
TurkmenistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2016
UN review of the situation of minorities and migrants in Turkmenistan
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will review the implementation of the corresponding convention in Turkmenistan on 30 November-1 December...
UzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2016
Uzbekistan: Investigate death in custody, torture – Brothers opposed extortion, threatened to expose corruption
Uzbek authorities should ensure a thorough, impartial, and transparent investigation into the alleged torture of two brothers by the Uzbek National Security Service (SNB),...
KazakhstanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersNovember 2016
EU: Insist on concrete measures to address pressing human rights issues in Kazakhstan
Today the EU will hold the eighth round of its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kazakhstan in Brussels. This meeting comes at a time...